Someday At Christmas (Jackie Evancho Album)

''Someday at Christmas'' is American singer Jackie Evancho's second full-length Christmas album, and her seventh album overall. It contains 12 tracks and was produced by Nick Patrick for Sony Masterworks' Portrait label. The album was released on October 28, 2016 and consists of nine previously released tracks, including collaborations with Plácido Domingo, Peter Hollens and Vittorio Grigolo, and three new tracks, "Someday at Christmas" and two versions of " The Little Drummer Boy", one with Il Volo.

The title track, "Someday at Christmas", has an anti-war and civil rights theme. It was written by Ron Miller and Bryan Wells and first released as a single by Stevie Wonder in 1966.Lodder, Steve
"Sixties Recordings"
''Stevie Wonder: A Musical Guide to the Classic Albums'', p. 42, Hal Leonard Corporation (2005) It reached #24 on the '' Billboard'' Christmas singles chart that year. It then became the title track to Wonder's 1967 album, '' Someday at Christmas'', which also shares two other tracks this album: "The Little Drummer Boy" and "The Christmas Song".

The album peaked at No. 93 on the ''Billboard'' 200,''Billboard'' 200 for the week of January 7, 2017
''Billboard'', accessed December 29, 2016 No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Classical Albums chartClassical Albums, the week of December 17, 2016
''Billboard'', November 23, 2016 and No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Holiday Albums chart.Holiday Albums, the week of January 21, 2017
''Billboard'', January 11, 2017

Promotion

Evancho performed the title track on the Memphis, Tennessee, morning show ''Local Memphis Live'' on November 3, 2016. Shortly before the release of the album, she appeared on the cover of the Fall 2016 issue of ''Inspiring Lives Magazine''. The issue contains an interview, "Jackie Evancho: An Opera Angel and a Pop Star".Forsyth, Jen
"Jackie Evancho: An Opera Angel and a Pop Star"
''Inspiring Lives Magazine'', Fall 2016, pp. 8–13 accessed October 27, 2016 She also performed some of the songs from the album in her 2016 holiday concerts.

Evancho performed "Little Drummer Boy", together with Il Volo, on NBC's ''Today Show'' in New York City on December 14, 2016, and the title track on Fox's ''Good Day Chicago'' the following day. She sang "Someday at Christmas" on NBC's '' America's Got Talent Holiday Spectacular'' on December 19, 2016 and on ''Harry'' on December 20.

Reception

The album peaked at No. 93 on the ''Billboard'' 200, No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Classical Albums chart and No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Holiday Albums chart. ''Someday at Christmas'' was the No. 27 best-selling classical album of ''Billboard's'' 2016 year (which ends after November). It remained on the Classical Albums chart for 14 weeks.

A review in Cedar Rapids, Iowa's '' The Gazette'' called the album "a shimmering showcase for vancho'sincredible vocal range and interests. ... heduets in this project display her talents for harmonies, as well as tender melodies." Miriam Di Nunzio wrote in ''Chicago Sun-Times'', "Lush strings, sweeping orchestrations are served well by this 16-year-old songstress. 'Do You Hear What I Hear' is hauntingly beautiful. 'The Christmas Song' is a bit overdramatic, but still likeable. 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' is gentle and sweeping. Evancho’s voice has matured quite nicely and those piercing high notes that she navigates so effortlessly serve her well on this collection." Randy Lewis of the ''Los Angeles Times'' commented that Evancho "shows off a remarkably mature voice on her classically rooted Christmas outing. The music is at its most gorgeously formal in her duets with superstar tenor Placido Domingo, but she also delivers a nicely down-to-earth version of" the title track.Lewis, Randy
"Holiday album roundup 2016: Garth, R. Kelly, Neil Diamond and more"
''Los Angeles Times'', December 13, 2016

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

Jackieevancho.com

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Jackie Evancho albums
2016 Christmas albums
Christmas albums by American artists
Pop Christmas albums
Classical Christmas albums